Topic: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2020/21 - page 3146. (Read 551277 times)

Velvet78, What I have seen in recent games is that Real Madrid plays exceptionally well against bigger teams and they somehow slip up against relatively smaller teams.

Since Sevilla are good opponent, I was somewhat sure that Ancelotti would be wary of Sevilla's squad and his tactics.

So far Real Madrid have had a big win against Barcelona in the El Clasico and their morale was much higher than usual and that was a big factor in this match. This is the only reason I bet on Real Madrid in this matchup. And they didn't let me down, they came away with a 3-1 win.

Their last game was in February this year. Barcelona won 4-0. I think their next game will also win today. Barcelona is playing better at this time. Although I know they are in a matter of stability. Barcelona's current problem is only in Europe.  In La Liga they shouldn't matter. Xavi certainly has understood his players. Only Araujo was injured, so Xavi has a large selection of players today.

I have to say I like Barcelona more than Real Madrid but not by that much, I don't really care about it enough to feel happy or sad about the results, I am not Spanish so it doesn't really matter. However, I have to say that Real Madrid built an amazing team and not only they have amazing older players like Kroos and Modric and Benzema, we are talking about amazing young players too.

Valverde is growing up to be a player that is very formidable, plays in most midfield positions, and his shooting is now back to back amazing goals meaning he has that potential to be a great goal threat at any time. That is why I could say that Real will stay better than Barcelona for many years to come.

The Athletic Bilbao team is not weak. The team is quite strong. But they are not able to play consistently well. They have lost points in their last three matches. But their attack is quite strong. If Bilbao players can score first against Barcelona then this match will be a win for Barcelona
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Barcelona have been doing very well against Villarreal in the last match with Lewandowski scoring 2 goals and youngster Fati scoring one goal. We think Lewandowski will score in today's match as well. He is in very good form. Barcelona will win by at least 2 goals today if they get enough support from the midfielders.

How long did it take for them to score? Villarreal played with incredible pressure in the second half and tried to score, but they failed to do so until the last moments of extra time. Luckily, Dani Parejo had an excellent assist and Nicolas Jackson took the stage and made a very clean final touch to give his team three points. He contributed at a crucial moment. Villarreal deserved to win this match. They needed a win like this after the loss to Barcelona. Moreover, they managed to do this even though they were only 9 players left.
I think Alex Baena's red card was very unfair. Villarreal's vice president is dead and he wanted to show a tribute to him. In the end, Villarreal somehow won the match and these red cards didn't affect the outcome of the match.

Now it's time for the Barcelona game. As I said yesterday, I expect a good match and Barcelona win. In the last minutes, I thought if I should take the over 2.5 goals bet. I think I'll play with a small amount. Because I think Athletic Bilbao also has a very high probability of scoring.

Of course, that's because Lewandowski is a player with a strong character as the current highest goalscorer at Barcelona. Xavi wants him to be consistent and keep scoring goals in match, but I've found him struggling to do that in the past few match. But Bilbao aren't strong enough to stop Lewandowski, I guess. So I also think he will score in this match, and maybe it would be great if Fati and Dembele did too.

After the defeat of the El Casico match I think Barcelona's performance has returned to good. Of course it was especially true when they beat Villareal 3-0 a few days ago, and now the same hope should be true for the result against Bilbao.

It's still not certain, although indeed in the last few games Bilbao have not been very good after they became dominant at the start of the season but they are definitely difficult to predict because I think they also have a pretty dangerous counter-attack.
Indeed, in terms of superiority Barcelona will clearly be more favored but of course Bilbao cannot be underestimated.

With their current strength it is not too surprising that they can back to back to win this season, especially until now only Barcelona is their rival and of course the opportunity is still very big with their current performance and by looking at Barcelona's condition in the previous few games it was clear their chances were still very open.

In the game between Barcelona and Bilbao, Barcelona is sure to win. Bilbao's players will want to do their best to secure a draw. But Barcelona's attacking side is playing brilliantly. Stopping Lewandowski is a very difficult task. Also, fast players like Dembele will definitely score.

Bilbao often makes it difficult for Barcelona to win match, but for today's game I don't have the slightest doubt. Barcelona is a team that is yet to lose at home, and they have also not conceded a single goal at home in the last 5 matches. These stats are great to keep up with so a home win looks unlikely to be in doubt.

But I think Bilbao were the first team to score at Barcelona today, they are fast and their goal productivity is high at the moment. So even though it's possible then I hope Barcelona's victory is really beyond doubt.

Real Madrid has the best chance of winning the title this season as well. Their squad is very stable. They are consistently able to play well. And the important thing is that their coach Ancelotti is very experienced. He can sense the opponent's weaknesses very well. And so the Real Madrid team is consistently playing well in every match. Barcelona's squad is strong but not as consistent as Real Madrid's.

Real Madrid deserves a lot of respect. They took all kinds of trophies, what more can the guys do. Even after Ronaldo is gone, who has always been ball'ondor candidate, the guys are still continuing. It is Ronaldo's loss and he saw himself bigger than this team. Ancelotti is also doing marvellously, but no one praises the man enough. I don't think people does it him justice. Moreover, he does not have such a large roster and many star players. A very successful coach, I think he needs to coach a premier league team again after Real Madrid. Some coaches are great luck for some players. Valverde suddenly leveled up on his way to becoming an ordinary player with Ancelotti.

Real Madrid is still a candidate for La Liga this season, because apart from what you say it's about the quality of the players who are very good and great. Real Madrid is also still being trained by people who are very good at seeing and reading the situation of other teams in every match, so that Real Madrid's potential to be very strong has never been lost until now and also other teams do not have high consistency in every match so it is still easier to be beaten by a strong team like Real Madrid.

Real Madrid is in an extremely favorable position right now. Being rank 1, not having lost a single game and only one tie also demoralizes the opponent and now when they get the chance to play first and win, Barcelona knows that they can't even make up any points but essentially only do their job and not lose. Psychologically that is an edge to Real Madrid.

The clasico was kind of a tipping point to me. Up until then it was very even, but now Real can raise the pressure weekend after weekend. That's tough in La Liga as you know that the likelihood for the two top teams to give away games when they have a massive streak is very low.

Real Madrid's victory was a difficult one. We quickly got to 1-0 and it is expected that it was an easy game. However, Real Madrid were unable to make the 2-0 and then the 1-1 fell in the 2nd half. Class and proof of quality that Real Madrid still managed to win the match with 2 goals. Atletico won a good game 1-2 and tonight Barcelona can face the number 6 in the standings, Barcelona plays at home so that shouldn't cause any problems. There is also a slim chance that Barcelona will qualify for the next round of the CL, but I don't expect them to spare any players in tonight's game.

The key is Real Madrid's success in building a very solid team. Their players understand each other very well, even young players and senior players can have a chemistry that I don't see in any team. They don't seem to care about the opponents they will face and play with confidence in every game they run. The harmony within this team is felt both on and off the field.

Barcelona must win the match versus Bilbao to continue to stick to Madrid, the impressive performance shown by Barcelona's players last week when they beat Villarreal 3-0 can be used as enthusiasm to repeat the victory over Bilbao.
while Bilbao showed a decline in form ahead of the crucial match, Bilbao were winless in their last three matches, with one loss and two draws. This record actually makes it difficult for them to get additional points at Camp Nou because Barcelona really need three points to reduce the distance with Real Madrid to three points.

Barcelona vs Bilbao

Either this will be quite awaited or indeed Barcelona's performance is in quite a worrying condition. Bilbao is not an easy club to beat at the moment, they have performed quite well in 10 matches with 5 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses. And so far it's not that I'm distrustful of Barcelona's performance, it's just that Xavi has recently lost his best moments. In addition, next week the core players are preparing to welcome Bayern Munich at home, so it's quite risky if you don't prepare the core squad in excellent condition.

Do you think Barcelona joked in previous matches? Lol
Ateltico Bilbao can't be underestimated, although it's true that they don't have as strong as Barcelona, but I don't agree with saying that Atletico Bilbao's defense is weak. Their defense is not as weak as you might say, the fact that they have only conceded 8 goals so far, it proves that their defense is still worth considering.

The unfortunate or the bad luck is a team that is in the relegation zone, if Bilbao is still in the top ten it is still good for them because Bilbao from season to season has indeed become a team that competes in the top ten. Unless Bilbao are currently in the relegation zone or outside of the top ten, then you can say Bilbao are unlucky or have had bad luck.

But apart from that the coach of Bilbao is Valverde, which we know before that Valverde had coached Barcelona and with that, then of course this match is still not easy for Barcelona. However, since this match will be held at the Camp Nou then of course Barcelona have a greater chance of winning, because basically Barcelona are in their best form this season but they are not lucky enough.

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But in addition to the match between Barcelona v Bilbao, in a few minutes there will be an exciting match between Betis v Atletico they will compete for the third place and to overtake Real Sociedad which in yesterday's match Real Sociedad lost by Valladolid.

If we take a deeper look at Betis so far this season then we will find that Betis are the only team to have a perfect win for their home matches, they are unbeaten and neither get a draw as they have won all their home matches so far. But Atletico also do not want to lose, because so far this season Atletico are also unbeaten when Atletico play away. Therefore, for me this is a more interesting match than the Barcelona v Bilbao match.